1960s Breitling Navitimer Reference 806 For The AOPA

Why This Watch Matters This Breitling Navitimer Reference 806 is fitted with the early all-black dial with a stunning patina on the dial. The Full Story The Navitimer is without a doubt one of the most iconic pilot watch designs ever created. Since its production beginning in the mid-1950s, it remains Breitling’s core model in the modern era, along with their Chronomat series. The model originally started as a project to create a functional tool watch with the AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association). The wide-set AOPA wing logo is the result of that collaboration. For a very short period, the first Navitimers were fitted with an all-black dial and Valjoux 72 chronograph movement. The following iteration carried over the all-black dial but was fitted with the Venus 178 chronograph movement instead. This early dial version has only the AOPA wing logo without any printed signature of “Breitling” or “AOPA,” which makes it more unusual in itself. This example has an “806” engraving o